Abang and the white 'cat'




Senyum...senyum...




Kakak and Carlos





Everyone of us was impressed with the healthy-looking white cat

Bad days aint good...

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These past few days have not treated me well. I have been and is still going through a series of tremendously bad mood days complimented by unwise decisions and unrespectful individuals.


It started with the end of a bad, stressful, dissapointing and frustrating Wednesday at the office. Walaupun it may sound like it's just a small thing to others, it is a big matter to me as I have been deprived of this particular opportunity (and missed other opportunities as well) for the past two years while watching other people enjoying what they do not deserve.


Having no mood to work, I brought back some reading materials home, hoping I could recuperate by then. I had to read some documents for me to prepare a paper, as directed, to which I am so not sure of the content. Knowing me, I would be reading the document letter by letter and digesting the meaning until I could really understand the whole thing for me to formulate my own understanding. By then it was already 11.30 pm and Kakak and Danisy were already asleep. Desperate Housewives pun dah habis.



My mind was so fresh and alert and yet it was already 1.00 am. Dah puas tukar channel nak cari cerita menarik but unfortunately semuanya amat membosankan and yet tak cukup untuk membuatkan Mak Lijah mengantuk. Then I started communicating accross the globe, still hoping I would get bored and sleepy eventually. But nooo...


I finished my paper, finally, at 4.30 am, stil feeling fresh. But by then, I decided that I have to stop my brain from overworking or there'll be a short circuit somewhere, soon. As soon I closed my eyes, I had a dream which I could not remember now and at 5.45 am sharp, I just woke up even before the alarm clock started to scream. And I was still fresh!


The next few days were not any better. Felt like kicking people.


And today just topped it all because Abang broke his promise. He promised that he would be back early at 7.30 pm in return for my consent to allow him to go to his friend's open house. I must have been insane to allow him to spend this evening away from home when he would be sitting for his PMR tomorrow morning.


It is five to ten pm now and he is still not back at home. Every other night, he would have been in his room either playing on his PC or the least, studying (much to my yelling). How can I trust him anymore? I have given my all to see that he would get the best education, the best of his time, and what not just to get worries in return. What kind of a mother am I to allow him enjoy his life?


All the best to you, Abang. I cannot possibly talk to you now without feeling the anger brewing in me, much to my dislike. This is not what I have in my mind on the eve of his PMR. I would have thought it would have been a peaceful, calm eve with words of wisdom to wish him the best. Good luck to you.

Datuk Shah??

Oh puhleeeezzzz.....!!!!

Malacca State would be more 'famous' now than the receiver for obvious reason!

Lagu dan Kisah Raya

Walau dah banyak lagu Raya versi baru sekarang ni, Mak Lijah masih lagi prefer lagu lama-lama zaman 60-an dan 70-an dolu-dolu. Tak kiralah kalau dibuat remix dan dinyanyikan semula oleh penyanyi-penyanyi millenium ni, telinga ni lebih serasi dengan suara Ahmad Jais, Saloma dan Sanisah Huri jer. Tak lupa yang kemudian sedikit macam lagu oleh DJ Dave, Sharifah Aini, Hail Amir dan Uji Rashid. Pehtu ada plak lagu Anuar dan Elina. (Mak Lijah tak reti nak letak lagu-lagu tu kat sini.  Ada tak sesiapa bole ajar Mak Lijah macamana nak pasang lagu kat sini?)

Pun begitu, Mak Lijah menghargai gubahan era 90-an dan awal 2000 yang juga sedap dan tak sakit telinga mendengarnya macam lagu Suatu Hari Di Hari Raya oleh M. Nasir, dan Pulanglah oleh Aishah.

Cerita Raya pulak.

Tahun ni, buat kali pertamanya sejak 15 tahun lalu, Mak Lijah tak berada di atas PLUS pada Hari Raya ke dua. Tahun ni, buat pertama kalinya Hari Raya ke dua, ke tiga dan ke empat kami sekeluarga berada di Santan, Perlis. Aduh.. best nyer... Terima kasih Pak Lijah...

Tahun ni, hanya keluarga Mak Lijah dan keluarga Abang Adik sahaja yang beraya pertama di Santan, while Abang Jam and Teh sekeluarga beraya pertama di rumah mertua masing-masing di Perak dan Kelantan.

Sehari sebelum Raya tu, Mak Lijah dah terpacak di pasar Kangar beratur kerana nak beli santan. Masa tu kira-kira pukul 6.55 pagi. Walaupun ada tiga tempat yang menjual santan, queue tetap juga berlapis-lapis. Betapa pentingnya santan dalam menu Raya... Akhirnya, dari masih gelap, sehinggalah cerah, Mak Lijah pun dapatlah santan 3 kilo untuk buat rendang ayam, rendang daging dan gulai daging. Kuah laksa dah siap malam tadi lagi.

Pagi-pagi Raya tu, selepas sembahyang subuh, bergegas Mak Lijah ke dapur untuk "memproses" segala bagai. Nak siap cepat sebab kejap lagi nak ke masjid. Sampai je di mesjid Santan, jumpalah sanak-saudara dan sahabat-handai yang hanya kami jumpa setahun sekali. Lepas sembahyang, Mak Lijah dan Kakak berjalan balik sebab saja nak menyesakkan Jalan Santan yang dah tak berapa sempit tu.

Pada Hari Raya ke dua, finally, everybody was back in the small, newly renovated house filled with new furnitures. And now the photo shoot ...

SELAMAT HARI RAYA SEMUA...!

Gambar Raya

Lengkap semua...

macam-macam hal...

Tadi Mak Lijah nyaris kena saman. Chiss... Tak pernah-pernah Mak Lijah kena tahan polis. Tapi, nak dijadikan cerita, mujur pulak ditahan polis sebab kalau tidak, Mak Lijah tak akan sedar yang lesen memandu Mak Lijah dah mati tiga haribulan hari tu..

Macam-macam hal berlaku lately ni kat negara kita. What a state we are in, now. Tolonglah... nak Raya ni. Just stop the whole comical act, puhleeeezzz...!!!! Let's live in peace... and have a wonderful Raya this year like every other year.

And talk about Raya.. Mak Lijah dah siap dua jenis kuih. Cuma yang satu tu, macam kuih trial jer sebab RUPA TIADA, RASA ADA. He..he..he.. Cobaan yang ke entah berapa kalinya nak wat kuih semperit. Nampak gayanya jadi hidangan berbuka je lah. Mau tak nya, jenuh dok bersilat dengan Kakak dan Danisy yang tompang sama nak buat kuih. Itupun Kakak komplen sebab buat waktu siang, dia tak boleh nak rasa. Sebenarnya memang strategi Mak Lijah buat siang supaya kuih tu boleh tahan sampai ke rumah Mak Tok Raya nanti.

Been quite busy since early this month. Jumpa the Kiwis (again) at the request of a colleague who had to take over the role for a while. Masa ni lah news bertalu-talu keluar pasal ISA lah.. pasal kickdefellalah.. Aduiii... apa nak jadi ni? I happen to know this guy. Tak sangka dia active (too) in this way.

And now I am confused with this film Gubra. Dalam satu babak tu, ustad tu mengusap kepala anjing yang dok melepak tengah jalan. Will somebody please enlighten me of this thing? Kita orang Islam tak haram ke pegang anjing? Bukan ke kita kena samak? Does that mean that ustad tu akan samak tangan dia selepas itu when he could have just avoided touching the dog? Confused...confused...

Tahun ni Raya turn balik kampung Mak Lijah di Santan, Perlis... yahooo.... !!!

Diari Ramadhan

Dah masuk tujuh hari kita berpuasa. Semalam Mak Lijah berjaya buat agar-agar laici. Yummy.. Puas hati sebab sedap juga jadinya. Resepi pun mudah sangat. Dah lama nak buat tapi tak pernah ada masa. Dulu pun pernah juga try test buat, tapi tak menjadi. Kurang rasa laicinya.

Semalam juga Mak Lijah berjaya membuat ayam percik. Rancangan nak buat home made ayam percik dah ada sejak hari Selasa lagi, tapi tak dapat juga nak buatnya. Tapi jangan haraplah ayam percik tu dipercik di atas arang, yer? Ayam percik berjumpa dengan Cik Oven jer.

Pendek kata, semalam Mak Lijah dapat masak 90% hidangan berbuka. Puas hati. Tapi oleh kerana dah memang tebiat suka membeli, ada juga lauk paru dan kepak ayam bermadu yang dibeli di Pasar Ramadhan dekat dengan Stadium Selayang tu. Penuh meja dengan lauk pauk dan kuih-muih.

Hari ni? Kami berkunjung ke rumah Kak Mah, biras Mak Lijah yang tinggal di Semenyih, sempena lawatan kami ke Bangi. Kak Mah berniaga juadah berbuka manakala pada hari-hari lain bukan bulan Ramadhan, Kak Mah berniaga lauk-pauk di hadapan rumah dia. Lauk-pauk dia memang lazat-lazat belaka. Kiranya Mak Lijah "memasak" di Semenyih lah hari ni. Dapat ler ayam masak merah, gulai ayam, keli berlada, pajeri nenas, gulai nangka.. nyam..nyam...sedapnya. Masa kami baru sampai, Kak Mah sedang menggentel tepung untuk dibuat buah melaka. Budak-budak tu pun apa lagi, terus jer bersila sebelah Mak Long diorang sebab diorang memang suka sungguh melihat orang masak. Buah melaka tu pun jadi mangsa tapau juga.

On the way balik ke rumah, singgah di Hyper Bintang untuk membeli kerang dan koay teow untuk meneruskan plan nak buat char koay teow. Oleh kerana Kakak sibuk nak tolong, Mak Lijah pun suruh dia bersihkan koay teow, kupas kulit udang dll. Bila nak menumis bawang, diapun sibuk juga nak kacau. Akhirnya, dengan rasa kurang pasti, siap juga lah char koay teow ala Mak Lijah... Jangan tak tau.. Mak Lijah buat juga buah melaka walaupun dah ada. Saja suka-suka sebab Kakak nak menolong.

And again meja penuh dengan lauk-pauk...

Diari 10 Hari - Chapter 2

Burrpp... Alhamdulillahh... Sedapnya makan kat Sri Pumpong. Lauk semua habis licin di"selesai"kan oleh anak-anak Mak Lijah. Lagipun diorang memang tengah lapar. Tapi... nak dapat menikmati hidangan tu bukannya mudah.. Mula-mula tak ada meja kosong sebab ramai sangat orang, lepas tu, queuenya bukan main panjang lagi.. Tak sempat nak betol-betol tengok semua hidangan. Apa-apapun, janji dapat ikan keli dan sayur cendawan. Yummy...

Dah selesai makan dan semua bagai ular sawa tersadai, kami sambung balik perjalanan dan Danisy pun rewind balik soklan dia:

Sekarang pukul berapa?

Nak sampai pukul berapa?

Lagi berapa kilometer?


Akhirnya, selepas membeli pisang goreng RM5 (dapat satu beg plastik penuh), 2 kilo buah dokong dan 10 tongkol jagung di simpang Gunung Keriang, kami pun sampai di Kampung Santan pada kira-kira pukul 3.30 petang dalam gerimis. By then, Teh and family dah pun sampai (they flew in the day before). Danisy sangat excited tengok "rumah baru" Mak Tok sambil terlompat-lompat dan berlari-lari exploring the renovated part of the house. Mak Lijah pun excited juga sebab I got the color I wanted for our new, large bedroom (walaupun Pak Lijah kata warnanya suram. Hey, it's lilac, you know.. warna romantik!) and we had a much bigger family area. Problem is.. filling them up!

Abang Jam and Abang Adik arrived later with their family dan rumahpun jadi riuh-rendah.

And so everybody got themselves busy catching up with each other. Macam tak jumpa lima tahun. Bila dikira-kira, ada 20 manusia dalam rumah kecil itu. Yang absent hanyalah Feera, my anak sedara yang ada kelas on Monday, so tak dapat nak join us in Santan. Malam tu dinner macam kenduri, padahal bukanlah ramai sangat pun. Obviously we now need a much bigger dining table.

Yang peningnya, although we have more rooms now, budak-budak tu (all six of them) still insisted that they want to sleep depan tv kat family area tu beramai-ramai. Adoilaa.. bukannya apa, Mak Lijah juga lah yang kena angkat tilam nanti....

Finally the house was quiet at about midnite... Fuuuhh... lega...

Diari 10 Hari

Wah...wah...wah... Cuti sakan Mak Lijah kali ni. Padan muka depa. Ingat Mak Lijah ni robot ka? He..he...he... Dah balik dari cuti ni, rasa berat betol kaki ni nak menekan minyak dan brek dalam traffic jam pepagi buta tadi. Itupun mujur masih ingat lagi cara-cara nak start enjen dan memandu.

Mak Lijah applied and diapproved cuti selama lima hari minggu lepas. Pecah rekod tahun ni. Nak Raya nanti, tak taulah pulak, kan? Pagi-pagi Sabtu tu, kami started off dari Selayang pada kira-kira pukul 9.00 am to the over-excitement of the children. Dah lebih sebulan Danisy dok sebut pasal nak balik rumah Mak Tok dia sebab dia excited nak tengok "rumah baru" Mak Tok (read : renovated).

Sampai saja kat tol Rawang, Danisy pun tanya :

"Sekarang pukul berapa?"

Jawab : Sembilan setengah

"Pukul berapa nak sampai?"

(Errk...)

Dan Danisy pun akhirnya tertidur sebab bosan sangat duduk sorang-sorang kat seat belakang sekali. Tak ada siapa untuk bergaduh sebab Kakak dan Abang sat in the middle row.

Kami tak singgah mana-mana R&R (yang ternyata sesak) untuk makan but we only stopped untuk meluruskan urat sebentar dan menyahut panggilan nature.

Tol di Jelapang dah ada new structure. Dah lebih besar, tapi jalan masih lagi dua lorong while they were still working on the third and fourth lane. Hopefully by end of Ramadhan, all three or four lanes would be ready. Pray hard.

By the time we reached Bukit Merah, biola rosak pun mulalah berbunyi. Dan Pak Lijah pun buat announcement that we were going to lunch at Pumpong. Yeay....!!! My favourite eating place...! Macam tau-tau je Mak Lijah teringin nak makan kat situ.

Haa... Tau tak kat mana restoran Pumpong yang menghidangkan menu yang lazat tu?

Menu :

Kari kepala ikan
Ikan keli panggang
Ayam masak lemak
Sayur cendawan
Sambal tumis udang
Ulam dan sambal

(Kalau ikutkan hati, nak juga sup tulang, sotong, telur ikan dll)

Tu dia...

(Note : Ini baru diari hari pertama cuti)

WFV3184

To the driver of this vehicle:



YOU should die alone. Do not kill other people at the cost of your dangerous driving. YOU do not deserve to live to take other people's life.

Dia datang lagi

Dia akan datang juga, setiap tahun. Tak perlulah Mak Lijah bersusah-payah. Tak perlulah Mak Lijah berfikir panjang. Tak perlulah Mak Lijah risau. Kerana dia tetap akan datang juga.

Sorrylah.. tapi Mak Lijah memang crazy over this crazy, smelly, thorny fruit. Cuma kena berhati-hati sikit pasal intake sejak akhir-akhir ni. Maklumlah, level of tolerance dah semakin merosot.

Mak Lijah teringat suatu kisah yang berlaku kira-kira dua tahun lalu. Masa tu Malaysia menjadi tuan rumah kepada suatu mesyuarat antarabangsa. Semasa majlis perasmian, VVIP telah mempelawa para tetamu untuk menikmati the thorny fruit memandangkan ianya in season pada ketika itu. Mak Lijah mendengar saja ucapan tersebut sambil tersenyum sinis dan berkata to myself, "yeah... right.."

And so majlis perasmian pun tamat dan mesyuarat pun bermula. Sedang Mak Lijah sibuk ke hulu ke hilir mengendalikan segala bagai, tiba-tiba Mak Lijah mendapat sms ni:

Please get the best durian in town..bla...bla...bla...

WHAT...? You've got to be kidding me... !!
Oh my...oh my...

And so off I went to this Authority in Selayang with Zukri and lots of money to buy the best durian. Ha...ha...ha... Padan muka Mak Lijah. Jadi kerja pulak membeli dua bakul besar durian. Kami diberitahu, that the two "species" they are giving us are D24 and 101. We were given the privilege to taste the fruit and they were just gorgeous...!!! Superb giler.. Sayangnya 101 agak susah untuk diperolehi di sini kerana ianya untuk dieksport sahaja.

So that was one fruity story that remained fresh in my memory every time dia datang lagi.

Diari Seorang Perempuan (yang baru tukar digit pertama pada umurnya)

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Friday, 25 July 2008, 2130 hrs.

Sampai je kat KLSentral, Danisy dan Kakak menyambut Mak Lijah dengan senyuman sampai ke telinga while Abang maintained cool berbaju kemeja lengan panjang. Buang tebiat ke apa anak-anak Mak Lijah ni. While I can guess the two younger ones were dying to keep the secret of where my birthday dinner was going to be, I just could not guess why Abang was "over dressed". And so we cruised along Jalan Duta and got onto the highway as I was guessing really hard where we were going. The kids were just too excited of my coming home they just could not stop "reporting", not knowing that their Mama was in real great pain. Well, they don't need to know.

Alas, when Pak Lijah turned into Hartamas from the highway and drove straight ahead, I kinda got the feeling that we were heading to the "station". Kakak and Danisy, as usual would order food that is "made of chicken" while Abang tried a new menu, Pak Lijah and his fish and I asked for the lamb. After having our meal, one of the waiter came and asked Pak Lijah...

"Abang, nak letak berapa candle?"

...and my head just turned 180 degrees at a rate of 60 miles per hour to look at Pak Lijah who looked so stunned and annoyed obviously.

No..No candles, no singing...Just bring in the cake q*u*i*e*t*l*y, please..

I so do not need to have this (anymore).


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Yep.. they just had to do it coz they were paid to sing.
Yep.. and the other table who also celebrated birthday, clapped along..
Yep.. I blew the (ONE-WHAT-IS-THAT-SUPPOSED-TO-MEAN) candle to the clappings of Danisy and Kakak..

Ah well... they enjoyed it. The cake was brilliantly super duper delicious.. What more can I ask for having to really celebrate my birthday with my family after all...

We reached home at nearly 11.00 pm and again, Kakak and Danisy were smiling sampai ke telinga because they were just so excited about the present they bought for me.. Adoi lah.. kelakar sungguh anak-anak Mak Lijah ni. They even have several cards for me. How sweet of them. Nothing could replace that special moment with them.

Aaahh...HOME SWEET HOME on my birthday, finally..

NUMB3RS

Adding one more to my age at negotiating table past midnite is way out of my idea of celebration. Having peanuts, a glass of c#ke, time-o*t, etc..? What is this man...?? I'd rather be in my bed at home with my family..

But noooooooo.........................



Demi negara
Yang tercinta
Ku curahkan bakti penuh setia
Demi Raja yang disanjung tinggi
Kesetiaan tak berbelah bahgi


OK, now on a positive note.





Pukul 8 malam, Mak Lijah berjalan balik ke hotel sebab nak mandi dan solat. Masa yang diberi hanyalah 45 minit untuk segala urusan sebelum perlu kembali ke meja rundingan.

Seperti biasa, bilik amatlah sejuk sebab pendingin hawa yang sengaja dibuka oleh chamber maid selepas mengemas bilik. Namun begitu, ada bauan yang sungguh semerbak wanginya menyambut Mak Lijah apabila pintu dibuka. Bilik masih lagi gelap. Hmmm...Sejuk...gelap...wangi... Kombinasi yang menarik..


Ohh.... Tadaaaa.... ada sejambak bunga rupanya sedang menanti di atas meja... Aduh.. pasti Pak Lijah dan anak-anak punya kerja... Terharunya.. Seberang tambakpun boleh dapat bunga.... He..he..he.. Terima kasih (daun keladi) Pak Lijah...





Pukul 4.15 pagi, berjalan balik ke hotel sambil ternguap-nguap. Adoi lah... Buka pintu, another sweet smell greeted me. Now what...

Tadaa.... A chocolate cake with candles! How nice...!!! It was from the hotel... Agaknya pukul berapalah diorang datang tadi...

Apa-apapun... Selamat Hari Jadi untuk Mak Lijah...

Hebat...hebat...

Hari ni terbaca satu artikel pasal Datuk Ahmad Nawab kat Berita Harian. There was a concert in Istana Budaya last Friday, a tribute to him.

While the memory is still there...

Being a person who respects time all the time, Mak Lijah and Pak Lijah sengaja sampai awal di IB so that we could dinner there and not be late to enter Panggung Sari (concert was supposed to start at 8.30). But noooo.... they have to wait for the VIP and by 8.55 pm, there were still people who just came in and were looking for their seats. UNBELIEVABLE MALAYSIANS....Malaysia Boleh!

But alas...

Latiff Ibrahim (Pilihlah Aku, Nora) sigh....

Siti Fairuz (Bila Rindu..., Usah Bertanya Lagi)

JAMAL ABDILLAH (Tidurlah Permaisuri, Perpisahan Tanpa Relamu, Nasib Diriku, Sepi Seorang Perindu, Keluhan Perantau, Seniman Menangis) big sigh....

Khaty Ibrahim (Ku Sangka Siang Kiranya Malam, Ku Gembira Di Sampingmu, Potret Kasih)

and last but not least

Datuk Ahmad Nawab himself with Angin Senja, Sabar Menanti and Assalamualaikum.

To end it all, there was SEIRING DAN SEJALAN.

If not for Abang Jamal (again), I might not have taken up Dina's offer of two tickets. Latif and Khaty were just stupendous! A class of their own. HEBAT...HEBAT...!

Teringat zaman dolu-dolu when their songs were on air lots of time. Enjoyed listening.

Wish there will be more concerts of such in the future. Please...please..please....

Hari ni Kakak tambah satu lagi digit kepada umurnya, that would turn her into a 10-year-old teenager. Wow.. dah jadi anak dara dah dia..

Rasa macam baru semalam Mak Lijah masuk bilik bersalin di Kedah Medical Centre untuk melahirkan dia. She was only 2.83 kg when she made her grand entrance into the world.

Dari kecil lagi Kakak dah menonjolkan kemanjaan dia. Maklumlah, girl... And now, dia diapit oleh two boys, an abang and an adik lelaki and still thinks and acts like she's the youngest. Alahai anak daraku...

Selamat Hari Jadi Kakak

Semoga menjadi anak yang solehah, rajin, menghormati orang tua, sopan-santun, bijak dan sihat senantiasa...

Hot Hanoi

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Yeay... dah balik... Seronoknya dapat balik Mesia. 12 hari di Hanoi, aduss... letih sungguh... Tak healthy langsung. Sempat pergi gym sekali jer.. Swimming pool langsung tak dan. Lepas makan, duduk balik di meja rundingan and talk, and listen, and sigh, and sleep at 2 a.m.

Balik jer Malaysia, belasah nasi lemak daun pisang duluuuu......




Masa mula-mula landing kat airport Hanoi tu dah terasa gigitan suhunya yang tinggi. Selepas mengutip beg, terkejut badak sekejap dengan panggilan-panggilan untuk menaiki teksi mereka. USD16... Hmm...
Maka cepat-cepatlah Mak Lijah melompat masuk ke dalam MPV yang terpilih sebab tak tahan rasa bahang yang mengejutkan kulit Mak Lijah ni.

As usual, Mak Lijah cuba berbual dengan pemandu teksi untuk find out about the city, the people, Ha Long Bay... bla..bla..bla.. but I ended up frustrated sebab dia tak reti cakap omputih. Hampeh..

About 15 minutes in the taxi, tiba-tiba tak rasa dah dingin air-cond tu. Rasa angin panas jer.. Eh, apa dah jadi ni? Rupa-rupanya air-cond dah tak berfungsi. Kebetulan ke apa ni? So Mak Lijahpun dengan susah payahnya minta dia turunkan cermin kereta sebab dah rasa meruap yang melampau. Malangnya samada dia tak faham atau cikgu dia pesan, cermin tingkap tidak mahu dia turunkan. Lama-kelamaan Mak Lijah dah tak tahan sebab berpeluh-peluh yang amat dan kerana melihat kegelisahan Mak Lijah yang sengaja dibuat-buat, akhirnya pemandu teksi itupun menurunkan cerminnya. Which did not make much difference sebab udara di luar ibarat wap yang keluar dari cerek yang airnya sedang mendidih.

Sampai saja di Sofitel Plaza Hotel dan apabila pintu dibuka oleh pekerja hotel, Mak Lijah melompat keluar sebab nak bergegas masuk dalam hotel dengan harapan dapat menikmati kedinginan hotel. Dalam masa menanti beg itu pun, sempat lagi suhu menggigit-gigit kulit ini.

Tak sangka Hanoi sepanas ini...

Dek kerana suhu yang panas ni, Mak Lijah decided to only go out to survey Hanoi after 6 pm, hoping that it would have cooled down by then. Tapi hampa sebab suhu tak turun-turun dan berjalanlah Mak Lijah di Hang Gai dalam kepanasan 37 darjah celcius.

Dinner di sebuah restoran Melayu tak jauh dari situ.

Baru first day dan Mak Lijah tak akan sambung cerita Hanoi sebab tiada yang terlampau menarik untuk dinotakan. Pun begitu, Mak Lijah kagumi jugalah creativity orang-orang Viet Nam meng'interesting'kan the look of helmetnya...

Selain daripada itu, keindahan landscape Hanoi hanya dapat Mak Lijah nikmati sejam setengah yang terakhir di kota Hanoi apabila sempat melihat bangunan-bangunan lamanya hasil peninggalan penjajah yang hanya mengaut keuntungan tanpa meninggalkan kesan-kesan kemajuan dan kemodenan di negara itu.



Hai..hai.. Bye..bye.. Hanoi...

Pics in Hanoi

Creative, aren't they?





Got to try it on...